Eela Craig. 1971 Austria

Eela Craig were a band from Austria's third largest city of Linz, and their debut is completely different than the group's later symphonic keyboard heavy works from the mid 70s and beyond. On their debut they are absolutely dead center in the middle of the classic 1971 Krautrock sound, where the whirling and droning Hammond organ is king, with chirping flute melodies laid on top, and angry fuzz bursts are on the ready. Somewhere between Out of Focus, Orange Peel, Thirsty Moon, and My Solid Ground is where you'll find the sound of Eela Craig. This album is a certified classic, and very much earns its reputation. And staying power. These are the albums that bring us back again and again.

Ownership: CD: 1997 Garden of Delights. Jewel case. Comes with copious liner notes and four bonus tracks. As the label admits, the masters were lost, so the CD was mastered from a new LP copy, and it sounds like it. Apparently this is the first CD where they changed from Penner to Garden of Delights. 

1997 (first listen); 1/2/16 (review / new entry)